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font-weight: normal;"><span title="Czech-language text"><i lang="cs">Náčelník generálního štábu</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/120px-Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/180px-Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/240px-Insignia_of_General_Staff_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="276" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Insignia of the General Staff</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; 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line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Karel_%C5%98ehka,_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Karel_%C5%98ehka%2C_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Karel_%C5%98ehka%2C_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Karel_%C5%98ehka%2C_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Karel_%C5%98ehka%2C_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Karel_%C5%98ehka%2C_Mateusz_Gniazdowski_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="420" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br />Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Karel_%C5%98ehka" title="Karel Řehka">Karel Řehka</a><br /></div>since 1 July 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Czech_Republic)" title="Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)">Ministry of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">The President</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_of_the_Czech_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic">Minister of Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">The President</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 years<br />Renewable</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Chief of the Czechoslovak General Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 January 1993</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data">General of the Army <a href="/w/index.php?title=Karel_Pezl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karel Pezl (page does not exist)">Karel Pezl</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Pezl" class="extiw" title="cs:Karel Pezl">cs</a>]</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.army.cz/en/armed-forces/organisational-structure/general-staff/chief-of-the-general-staff-57562/">www.ARMY.cz</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chief of the General Staff</b> (<a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>: <i lang="cs">Náčelník Generálního štábu</i>) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer of the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Army of the Czech Republic">Armed Forces of the Czech Republic</a>. He is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">President of the Czech Republic</a>, who is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a>. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Karel_%C5%98ehka" title="Karel Řehka">Karel Řehka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-newgen2023_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newgen2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_officeholders">List of officeholders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of officeholders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For period from 1919 to 1992, see <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Chief of the General Staff of Czechoslovakia</a>.</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief of the General Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th>Defence branch</th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Karel Pezl [cs]"><img alt="Karel Pezl [cs]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Pezl, Karel</span><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="General of the Army">General of the Army</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karel_Pezl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karel Pezl (page does not exist)">Karel Pezl</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Pezl" class="extiw" title="cs:Karel Pezl">cs</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(1927–2022)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 January 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002180000000000000♠"></span>180 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_(4483427015).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jiří Nekvasil [cs]"><img alt="Jiří Nekvasil [cs]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg/100px-Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg/150px-Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg/200px-Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_%284483427015%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="256" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Nekvasil, Jiří</span><a href="/wiki/Colonel_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel General">Colonel General</a><br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jiří Nekvasil (page does not exist)">Jiří Nekvasil</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Nekvasil_(voj%C3%A1k)" class="extiw" title="cs:Jiří Nekvasil (voják)">cs</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1948)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 1993</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 April 1998</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003176400000000000♠"></span>4 years, 303 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Jiří Šedivý"><img alt="Jiří Šedivý" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Šedivý, Jiří</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%C5%A0ediv%C3%BD_(1953)" title="Jiří Šedivý (1953)">Jiří Šedivý</a></b><br /><small>(born 1953)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 May 1998</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 November 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003167400000000000♠"></span>4 years, 213 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pavel Štefka [cs]"><img alt="Pavel Štefka [cs]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg/100px-Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg/150px-Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg/200px-Pavel_%C5%A0tefka_USMC-050503-M-3827M-004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="1096" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Štefka, Pavel</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pavel_%C5%A0tefka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pavel Štefka (page does not exist)">Pavel Štefka</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_%C5%A0tefka" class="extiw" title="cs:Pavel Štefka">cs</a>]</span></b><br /><small>(born 1954)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 December 2002</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">28 February 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003155000000000000♠"></span>4 years, 89 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vlastimil Picek"><img alt="Vlastimil Picek" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg/100px-Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg/150px-Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg/200px-Picek_Vlastimil_0774_clonned.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="2272" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Picek, Vlastimil</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Vlastimil_Picek" title="Vlastimil Picek">Vlastimil Picek</a></b><br /><small>(born 1956)</small><br /><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 March 2007</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 June 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003194800000000000♠"></span>5 years, 121 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="757" data-file-height="759" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Air_Force" title="Czech Air Force">Air Force</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_(37122714191)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Petr Pavel"><img alt="Petr Pavel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Petr_Pavel_-_NATO_Military_Committee_in_Chiefs_of_Defense_Session_-_2017_%2837122714191%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1377" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Pavel, Petr</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Petr_Pavel" title="Petr Pavel">Petr Pavel</a></b><br /><small>(born 1961)</small><br /><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 2012</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 May 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003103400000000000♠"></span>2 years, 304 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_(20081779493).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Josef Bečvář"><img alt="Josef Bečvář" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg/100px-Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg/150px-Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg/200px-Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99_%E2%80%93_Exercise_Allied_Spirit_II_%2820081779493%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="856" data-file-height="1129" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bečvář, Josef</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Josef_Be%C4%8Dv%C3%A1%C5%99" title="Josef Bečvář">Josef Bečvář</a></b><br /><small>(born 1958)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 May 2015</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 May 2018</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003109600000000000♠"></span>3 years, 0 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Aleš Opata"><img alt="Aleš Opata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG/100px-Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG/150px-Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG/200px-Ale%C5%A1_Opata_2014.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1904" data-file-height="2982" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Opata, Aleš</span>General of the Army<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ale%C5%A1_Opata" title="Aleš Opata">Aleš Opata</a></b><br /><small>(born 1964)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 May 2018</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003152200000000000♠"></span>4 years, 61 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/50px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/75px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg/100px-Emblem_of_Czech_Land_Forces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="270" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Czech_Land_Forces" title="Czech Land Forces">Army</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Karel Řehka"><img alt="Karel Řehka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg/100px-Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg/150px-Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg/200px-Karel_%C5%98ehka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Řehka, Karel</span><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General">Lieutenant General</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Karel_%C5%98ehka" title="Karel Řehka">Karel Řehka</a></b><br /><small>(born 1975)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 July 2022</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><i>Incumbent</i></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002883000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 152 days</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png/50px-Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png/75px-Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png/100px-Znak_%C5%98editelstv%C3%AD_speci%C3%A1ln%C3%ADch_sil.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="1470" /></a></span><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Czech_Special_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Czech Special Forces (page does not exist)">Special Forces</a></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">–</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Army of the Czech Republic">Army of the Czech Republic</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czech_Republic)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_People%27s_National_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the People's National Army">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Angola)" title="Chief of General Staff (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Benin)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Botswana)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Burundi) (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Cape_Verde)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Cape Verde)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Chad)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Chad)">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Egypt)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Eritrea)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Commanders" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(The_Gambia)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia)">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Guinea-Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Guinea-Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Kenya)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lesotho_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Liberia)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Libya) (page does not exist)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Malawi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Malawi) (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mali) (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_general_(Morocco)" title="Inspector general (Morocco)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mozambique)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mozambique)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Namibia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Namibia)">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_staff_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of staff (Niger) (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Rwanda)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Senegal)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Somalia)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="Chief of the South African National Defence Force">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Sudan) (page does not exist)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Chief_of_Defence_Force" title="Tanzania People's Defence Force">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Togo) (page does not exist)">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Uganda)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li>Zambia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Somaliland)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biafra</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force (page does not exist)">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Ciskei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Ciskei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirdar" title="Sirdar">British Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Ethiopia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Zimbabwe)" title="Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe)">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Transkei_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Transkei Defence Force (page does not exist)">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Venda_Defence_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Venda Defence Force (page does not exist)">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense (Antigua and Barbuda)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(Argentina)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina)">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Barbados)" title="Chief of Staff (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Defence_Force_(Belize)" title="Commander of the Defence Force (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Bolivia#Commander_in_Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Armed Forces of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Joint Staff of the Armed Forces">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Canada)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Defence_(Chile)" title="Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Commander_of_the_Military_Forces_(Colombia)" title="General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces#Leadership" title="Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Chief_of_Staff_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Chief of Staff (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Joint_Staff_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Joint Staff (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Guatemala)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_(Guyana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Staff (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Haiti" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Honduras) (page does not exist)">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Jamaica)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_National_Defense_(Mexico)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)">Secretariat of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Navy" title="Secretariat of the Navy">Secretariat of the Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Army_(Nicaragua)" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Army (Nicaragua)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Paraguay)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay)">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_Command_(Peru)" title="Chief of the Joint Command (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Force_Commander_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Force Commander (Saint Kitts and Nevis) (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Suriname)" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname)">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (Trinidad and Tobago)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Staff_(Uruguay)" title="Defence Staff (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Command_Operations_(Venezuela)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic Command Operations (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Afghanistan)" title="Chief of General Staff (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defense_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defense (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Staff_Officer_(Bangladesh)" title="Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Operations_Officer_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Operations Officer (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Staff_Department_of_the_Central_Military_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission">PR of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(East_Timor)" title="Chief of Defence Force (East Timor)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)" title="Chief of Defence Staff (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran</a> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/General_Staff_Department_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army" title="General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_(South_Korea)" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Kuwait)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Armed_Forces_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Lebanese_Armed_Forces" title="Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Malaysia)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Maldives)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Mongolia)" title="Chief of General Staff (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" title="Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (Oman) (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Committee" title="Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_General_Staff_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of General Staff (Qatar) (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_General_Staff" title="Chairman of the General Staff">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Syria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Tajikistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Tajikistan)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Forces_(Thailand)" title="Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Turkmenistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_staff_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of staff (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Uzbekistan)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Vietnam)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Staff_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Staff (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Republic_of_China)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Republic of China)">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Democratic Kampuchea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_General_Headquarters" title="Imperial General Headquarters">Imperial Japan</a></li> <li>Mengjiang</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Manchukuo" title="Politics of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Joint_General_Staff_(South_Vietnam)" title="Chief of the Joint General Staff (South Vietnam)">South Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Albania)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Armenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Austria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Austria)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_Azerbaijani_Armed_Forces" title="General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Belarus" title="General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Belgium)" title="Chief of Defence (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Joint_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chiefs of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_(Bulgaria)" title="Chief of the Defence (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Croatia)" title="Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_National_Guard_General_Staff" title="Chief of the National Guard General Staff">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Denmark)" title="Chief of Defence (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Estonian_Defence_Forces" title="Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Finland)" title="Chief of Defence (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(France)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Inspector General of the Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defense_Forces_(Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_(Hungary)" title="Chief of General Staff (Hungary)">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Defence_Forces_(Ireland)" title="Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Italy)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Joint_Headquarters_(Latvia)" title="Commander of the Joint Headquarters (Latvia)">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Lithuania)" title="Chief of Defence (Lithuania)">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Luxembourg)" title="Chief of Defence (Luxembourg)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Malta)" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Armed Forces (Malta)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Moldova)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Moldova)">Moldova</a></li> <li>Monaco</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Montenegro)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Netherlands)" title="Chief of Defence (Netherlands)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(North_Macedonia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (North Macedonia)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_(Norway)" title="Chief of Defence (Norway)">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_General_Staff" title="Polish General Staff">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_General_Staff_(Portugal)" title="Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Romanian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Romanian General Staff">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Serbian_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Serbian General Staff">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovakia)">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Slovenia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Slovenia)">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Spain)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Spain)">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_(Switzerland)" title="Chief of the Armed Forces (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Turkish_General_Staff" title="Chief of the Turkish General Staff">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" title="Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders_of_the_Swiss_Guard" title="List of commanders of the Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Abkhazia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Artsakh)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (Artsakh) (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Kosovo_Security_Force" title="Commander of Kosovo Security Force">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_Defence_(Northern_Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of Defence (Northern Cyprus) (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(South_Ossetia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief of the General Staff (South Ossetia) (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Transnistria)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Transnistria)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_General_Staff" title="Austro-Hungarian General Staff">Austria–Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Command_of_the_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Supreme Command of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Home_Guard_(World_War_II)#Command_structure" title="Croatian Home Guard (World War II)">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Czechoslovakia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Czechoslovakia)">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Prussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_General_Staff" title="German General Staff">Imperial Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht" title="Oberkommando der Wehrmacht">Nazi Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Defence_(East_Germany)" title="Ministry of National Defence (East Germany)">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_(Ottoman_Empire)" title="Ministry of War (Ottoman Empire)">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Russian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Army_of_Republika_Srpska" title="General Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Staff_of_the_Serbian_Army_of_Krajina" title="Main Staff of the Serbian Army of Krajina">Republic of Serb Krajina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Russia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Russia)">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Yugoslavia)" title="Chief of the General Staff (Yugoslavia)">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia)" title="Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(New_Zealand)" title="Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand)">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Tonga)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (Tonga)">Tonga</a></li> <li>Vanuatu</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supranational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_European_Union_Military_Committee" title="Chairman of the European Union Military Committee">European Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chair_of_the_NATO_Military_Committee" title="Chair of the NATO Military Committee">NATO</a></li></ul> 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